"Home Isn't The Bricks And Mortar, It's Family" - Kenneth Branagh On His Hometown, Belfast
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Irishman Kenneth Branagh speaks about his experience returning to his home town of Belfast to shoot his new film of the same name. 'Belfast' opens in theaters today! #Colbert #Belfast #KennethBranagh
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I love that Stephen lets his guests talk uninterrupted. KB delivered some gems.
That’s why he’s the best now that Conan is retired
Indeed!
@@megamoviez i like kimmel but stephen is definitely the best... he has the best bits.. the best band.. and is the best interviewer...and fallon just ... sucks...
U tube graham norton with Cher, Christine branski
The best interviewers do let their guests speak especially if they are so interesting.
I love how effortlessly he slips back into the Belfast accent that he grew up with @ 5:43. Goes to show…home never leaves ya no matter where ya go.
And so good at it too!
I could listen to Ken all day.
Me too
He's a great storyteller.
He is captivating.. isn't he?
Best movie I've seen in decades. Funny, sad, and everything in between. Looking forward to watching it again. Emotional therapy from a very beautiful three generations of a Protestant family. I always knew Protestants like these were out there, who just wanted a peaceful life. I was the same, just a Catholic mirror image of this family, but regardless we all wanted the same thing. Love to all the wonderful people of Northern Ireland who were never involved in the violence, but merely wanted the best for their families, but paid the price of the "The Troubles" as innocent casualties of war. Respect!
Well said 👏 As a Southern Protestant I feel the same ... Most people just want the best for themselves and their neighbours and live a peaceful life.
My husband is probably an exact contemporary of Kenneth Branagh and the film filled in some of the gaps in the tales that I have been told. Beautiful film.
Thanks for having Kenneth Branagh on as a guest. His story is so true.. carrying home with you wherever you go. Can’t wait to experience his story & film. 👍🏼
I have lived in Belfast all my life... and met Kenneth through work ...he was lovely! 🤗
He has such a positive and passionate energy. It’s so easy to listen to his stories
Exactly! He has held on to the wonder, awe and joy a child can feel as they experience each new aspect of life and the world.
agreed
That kid's loyalty to his team should be rewarded by said team!
Not so much if it’s a product of an at times even hostile takeover of your nations’ religion by a foreign head of state (in this case a pharaoh).
I agree
@@simonrodriguez4685 Are you referring to Ramasses II or Mo Salah?
Season ticket would be a nice gets
It was only in rehearsal, he still has to say spurs! Also hire likely will liverpool.hear of this? But yes, might be nice for Ken.& the kids to go watch a match between the two
Kenneth Branaugh… a creative genius, right there. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Imagine if Sir Kenneth Branagh hadn't cheated on Dame Emma Thompson whom he was married to for 6 years until he cheated on her with Helena Bonham Carter. If those two had stayed together...talk about UK Shakespeare and film royalty as well as both being world class scriptwriters/screenwriters and actors and directors though Ken has way more clout as a director than Emma who has only dabbled in one or two inconsequential films. But two of the best screenwriters and actors in the industry as a whole besides the UK.
Brilliant film. I was born 1961in a poor town Salford Manchester -this was like watching my childhood - same family relationships and street terrace similar worries and troubles - brilliant film.
"You can take the boy out of belfast, but you can't take belfast out the boy"
Very well said, Sir!
Not exactly original! Also, he certainly lusty the accent, & some mannerisms/behaviours
Belfast is one of my favourite cities in the world. I'll definitely have to see this film.
I need to visit Belfast.
My Kenneth of my loveeeee¡¡¡¡¡¡.. many lucky with Belfast..... i desire to see soon this film.... thank you... ever forever... you¡¡¡¡
He is such a pleasant, engaging, and talented man. Going to see the film in a few days, first time going to an actual theater in a long time.
That is the longest I've heard a quest talk about their movie! And it was totally delightful. Wow!
Kenneth is a Brilliant Legend
I love Branaugh. I can't wait to see this film.
Me too
I just saw it. It’s phenomenal, the crisp black and white cinematography is gorgeous, and it just feels so real and lived-in, and there’s not a false note in any of the performances. It’s a beautiful film, and my favorite so far this year.
Let’s go Branagh.
Can’t think of anything else to comment. He is such a great Shakespearean, I adore his Henry V and Hamlet.
History is as disgusting as how it bleeds abuse and scams they threat victims as sociopathic acceptable forms of collateral damage because they want to pretend that someone walked on water, so much so that there are cobblers making cement shoes 2000 years after mythology enacted afterlife professing cultified stockholm syndrome, in the land of the fee.
@@truetech4158 WTAF are you babbling about…?
@@calisongbird apparently I'm talking about you.
How about that?
Check this out, a very very smiley catholic cleptomaniac threatened to arson my atheist parents home after we allowed him to move in even.
And, I eventually moved 4 hours away to the middle of rural nowhere from a unapologetic bone breakingly violent afterlife professing wannabe chuck norris type of older brother who took over our sadly missed very caring nonviolent atheist parents hometown city home after they both passed away way too young due to the industrial disease.
Do you think that arsons and violence produce afterlives really, yes or no?
Too paranoid to talk about it?
@@truetech4158 ka zow ! George Bush Jr once said, history is written by the victors. I'm glad you were able to escape with your sanity. Reminds me of that Omar Shariff movie "The Last Valley." Sometimes to survive the world one must keep on moving. May you be lucky, or whatever title you wish to put on blessings that fall upon you.
he was great as Iago too!!
Great storyteller.. you could listen all day
20 years later and I still can't believe this guy played Gilderoy Lockhart
I loved him as Gilderoy Lockhart. He's such a good guy that I hated seeing him come to that sorry end (as the character).
So true.totally agree.
I can't believe I only just realized this after reading your comment! I never looked up who the actor was back in the day, and I'm only used to seeing him how he looks these days with facial hair. Never ever connected the dots.
He was fantastic as Gilderoy! A real highlight of the series for me.
I kept seeing as Lockhart throughout this interview! Some things you never live down...😉☘️🌈❤️
I'm Irish Canadian. When I was living in England, due to austerity and hostile environment measures, the only place I could get an appointment to renew my visa before expiration was in Belfast, 2 days before Christmas. While it might not have been my first choice of destinations, I had an amazing time there and learned so much more about the history of the troubles, by sitting in pubs and taking the famous black cab tour. It's such an interesting place to visit, though I would understand the impulse of any young person, particularly one with a fertile womb, to get out.
I was there just before the prohibitions were repealed in 2019.
Branagh talked about not “acting” but listening and _re_acting. My high school drama teacher, who also taught English, used to say “Acting is _re_acting, writing is _re_writing, and fortune favors the brave.” Forty years ago next year is the last time I had the privilege and joy of being taught and directed by her. I am grateful to say she is still with us, and in touch with me, and many other of her former students, on a Facebook and elsewhere.
Branagh is great. Love his voice. Good looking too. Yeah. My kind of actor
I agree
Ever so dapper and suave, Kenneth never ceases to amaze me! He is as charismatic off-screen as he is on-screen! I'll be eagerly waiting for Belfast to arrive here in India.
Oh bless you ! Beautiful India I'm Irish lots of your fellow country people are over here studying as are the wonderful African people I hope they make Ireland their home it's the future . So many brainy people
I can’t wait to see this film. I moved to Belfast 3 years ago from New Zealand. Wonderful, wonderful city ❤️
Yes: so culturally diverse, so progressive. As long as you are not a Catholic. And the weather is even more shit than the south of NZ!! And what a great cultural scene as once a year men march up and town with tin whistles. Not forgetting a great cuisine of 100 ways to cook chips in dripping
I live in the South in Co. Wexford and I've never been to the North ... and you travelled all the way from NZ!
@@theeggtimertictic1136 I've met so many people who see Northern Ireland as like another planet from the Republic, lol
From County Antrim
@@itsme-sn5gi I'd actually love to go and will one day 😁
Great film❤
Belfast is a type of movie that just isn't made anymore. It was such a throwback to an earlier time in cinema. Wonderful, beautiful movie.
I am no keen in these type of talk shows because the interviewer is as star as the interviewee but I enjoyed this one- It's so refreshing to hear an actor talking about himself, (ok they all do) without airs and graces here, just being him. Kenneth you are the man.
To listen to KB's absolute mastery, and his effortless command of the english language is truly a joy.
he is a classically trained actor and in this profession for over 30yrs. no surprise there^^
As an LFC fan this fills with with a lot of pride! Good lad! :D
I think I feel ok to say
Kenneth did All is True, and when it did well in the box office he gave the crew a chunk of his earnings to say thankyou to them
He is a top, top man
Yay Tottenham!! Lol
Wow, Kenneth is a gem :)
Great interview! Such a pleasure to listen to two superbly intelligent and sensitive men.
Love Kenneth Branagh!
Gibson got me hooked, but Ken taught me everything I know about Hamlet. I saw it in the theater when I was about fifteen I think. I went alone, of course. But I left with a friend for life.
💖
I don't know why but I love it when these two get together. They get along really well
Kenneth Branagh was the original director for Thor.
In Thor 3, Odin's message was "Asgard isn't a place. It's a people."
Brilliant.
That Tottenham hotspurs story is hilarious hahahah
Agreed. I'm a Spurs fan, but you have to admire the kid's loyalty.
Love him! Love him love 'im *love* 'im.
YNWA always.. Liverpool fan true and true that boy. Salute to him!!!
"....HOME IS FAMILY..." A MAGNIFICENT discourse ... will be marked in history...
COYS! The narration at The Finale was incredible and inspiring! COYS!,
Belfast is the single greatest city in the world. A class city full of class people. Everyone should visit it. Also, cheers to Stephen for not saying he's Irish.
But Dublin rocks, at least, equally!
@@janethalken8269 True! I lived there for two years. I wouldn't have left had I not had to leave.
I hope I get a chance to see that. And as an actress, gosh I wish I'd ever had a Director like him. Oh my goodness. Thank you, Stephen for inviting him. Xx
Just seen an advanced preview of this film,it's fantastic.
best interview of the week, maybe month, damn lets called it the best of the year
I just love Kenneth Branagh. And you too, Stephen. 🤣
Such beautiful interview
Kenneth...a great guy with extrodinary talent..long may he last!
His films are genius. But my favorite will always be HENRY V. Having Shakespeare to work from helps, but I just thought he was brilliant.
Home It's truly what you have All your memories all your everything and you carry that with you no matter where you go. You may not think about it all the time but you still carry it.
As an Arsenal fan I’ve nothing but respect for that young lad 😂
Ken's amazing!
Interviews like this really show the acute limitations of the late-night TV style of interviewing: tiny bits of info broken up by commercial breaks and interrupted by the audience braying. These two need at least 2 uninterrupted hours to actually talk.
Even Kimmel manages to bridge the break through the miracle of editing. One guest, one interview, one clip.
so true - it's all about what they have to sell at that moment.. i enjoyed Charlie Rose long-form interviews, Parkinson in UK was brilliant and even Gay Byrne (the Irish original Late Late Show) had his moments
So funny and so sad at the same time. Stephen, you haven’t seen anything so Irish in your life? Didn’t you read, or see the movie “Angela’s Ashes”? Frank McCourt was a master at getting that across, growing up Irish! It’s a beautiful story.
But I can’t wait to see Branagh’s turn of telling about Irish life. Sounds wonderful too.
Bravo! Put Frank McCourt at a table with these two,in Heaven, and you have got an invigorating Irish conversation.
Rewatching this interview. Colbert is so intelligent, educated and insightful. He asks such great questions. I feel like he’s the closest we get these days to Dick Cavitt’s interviews
Turlough Convery as the minister gives a beautiful over-the-top performance in a small role. Very memorable.
it's crazy how people talk about "post-pandemic world" -while pandemic is anything but over.
It's an exercise of wishful thinking. Many people are willing to sell the post-pandemic dream because so many people are wishing so hard for it.
This is 2021 AD, Anno Domini. That doesn't mean Jesus is still alive, it just means he was born that long ago. "Post-pandemic" doesn't mean it's over, it just means we're almost two years into it.
@@ericminch yeah no, those two doesn't mean the same thing.
Sure, post prefix can be after or later.
post-pandemic is period following a pandemic. Pandemic means worldwide, multiple countries wide. And as I said pandemic isn't over.
Oh and yeah, Jesus Christ is very much alive.
@@ericminch It's Anno Domini, not Anno Post Dominum.
@@YachiAbunai Aye, you are right!
He’a learned British accent as a child. But he is sneaking some Irish too 😄.
Loool. Give that boy an Oscar 😂. Wouldn't say he loved Spurs, what a legend
It’s a great film really heartwarming.
I remember reading some Pauline Kael reviews where she said Kenneth Branagh's features reminded her of James Cagney...
It was a beautiful movie with a wonderful cast
The fact that this is the same guy who directed Thor amazes me!
Indeed his repertoire is so diverse. Would you believe he was also Gilderoy Lockhart in Harry Potter and directed the Cinderella remake and the Orient Express?? It takes quite some talent to jump across genres like that
Great film, highly recommended! Went to see it last night.
Kenneth Branagh was working hard as a director and he is amazing and Jude Hill was played of Kenneth Branagh's childhood character and that's amazed me
Great guy 👏🙏
I would love to go to Ireland and visit Belfast one day .
It's worth pointing out that Belfast is in Northern Ireland (part of the UK), and thus is not in the Republic of Ireland.
Yep, it’s in Ireland (Island of) but not Ireland (Republic of).
When he said Liverpool I lifted my hands up in triumph 😂😂
YNWA
"Belfast" is an excellent movie.
You'll never walk alone Jude✊🏾🔥💯😁
Wow, this guy hes really interesting!!!!
lovely interview
Brilliant interview.
Can't wait to see it ♥️
It's a bit of an obscure one, but I can reeeeeally recommend "How to kill your neighbour's dog" featuring Kenneth Branagh, along with Robin Wright and a young(er) Jared Harris playing a very delightful role as an emotionally disturbed homeless man.
The plot is great, the movie itself is warm, endearing, has a great sense of humor. If you haven't seen it, give it a chance. It is of a totally different caliber than say, blockbusters like Dunkirk. Other fantastic 'no small parts' of his are in the movies Conspiracy and Pirate Radio.
love that movie!
I was hoping he’d talk about that kid - thanks Stephen.
Gotta see it!
When talking about modern Ireland one thing that needs to be mentioned was how a Protestant Irish Parliament successfully gained independence for Ireland between 1782 and 1800, during which time Catholics got most of their rights back, with most Irish people of different faiths uniting under the ideologies of either constitutionalism or Republicanism, with both in favour of varying degrees of Irish sovereignty/autonomy and increased personal rights.
This independence ended when a failed Republican Revolution in 1798 led British prime minister William Pitt to intimidate and bribe the Irish Parliament into merging the Kingdom Ireland into the UK after an initial Union vote failed. Ireland’s Parliament was forced to merge with The British one (though the courts and civil service of Ireland remained separate, but nominally subject to Westminster from now on).
People on both sides seem to have completely forgotten this chapter in Irish history, because Protestants and Catholics fighting together for an independent Irish Kingdom doesn’t fit anyone’s narrative, and yet it had a major impact on the island. Unionism, Republicanism and Constitutionalism all originate from the original Irish volunteers that used the opportunity of the American Revolution distracting Britain to revolt in 1782. This heralded the independence and has shaped all aspects of Irish politics ever since
Amazing and lovely 😂👏🏻❤️
I love that survivors of trauma torn areas from all over the world said this was their story too.
Mr. Branagh sure knows how to dress to bring out those already gorgeous eyes. 😁
Re: the Young actor supporting a Liverpool football club, why would a boy from Belfast be a supporter of an English team?
Branagh says he supports a club from Tottenham. I’m from (and still in) the US, but I watch a lot of UK media, most recently a lot of Mock the Week. (That show is a big part of what’s helped me get through the last two years.) Am I correct in recalling from things said on MtW that Tottenham is a really rough area? One thing I remember is a female comedian joking about Santa having a shorter route that year because of not having to deliver presents to the “naughty children of Tottenham and Croydon.” 😉
Alas, no Irish in me but Kenneth Branagh has sure peaked my interest with his latest film…
*piqued - sorry to be a pedant :)
so dreamy
I'm a private tour guide in Ireland. I always find it a privelege to bring folks around Belfast. It's a great place.
Nice
Sad and Irish, they go hand in hand
But we're happy being sad!
HOME IS FAMILY...…….perfect
Home is family but you can't take your extended family with you ... so you never truly belong anywhere but somewhere in between.
His interview stylings are the very best of any late-night host, ever. Let the guest be the focal point, not the personality of the nightly host.
"Where should I look?"
"Look at Judi Dench, she's very interesting!"
These are words to live by.
Kenneth Branagh is a really cool guy.
Tottenham fan ✋
Watching this in the turmoil of early 2022.
Never seen something so funny and sad…………just watch the film Commitments again ☘️💯💯😂😂😂
I hope i can stream this somewhere soon.
well, it's just coming out so the average person will get to see it in about three years, I reckon
❤️❤️
Dude, Gilderoy Lockhart. My day is made :D
I know this is just me; I hope KB fired whoever was in charge of sending him out on a prominent tv show in a suit with sleeves that were at least 3" too short. You could tell how uncomfortable he was, he never stopped pulling at them. It's not a new fad, it was someone's last minute mistake. Compare his sleeves to SC's. That said, he delivers his gift to us flawlessly and I can't wait to see the film!
Q : ‘We construct our buildings, as they Construct Us’ , W. Churchill ☂️
Carry home with you wherever you go, hence: Erin go Bragg!
Oops, I meant, Erin go Bragg.
Two distinguished, articulate heads of hair right there
What they dont know about Brannagh is he did the most brilliant set of Belfast plays in the early 80's right in the middle of the troubles, called 'Billy' about a protestant teen fighting against his shipyard father...incredible stuff ....Americans though really should shut up about being 'irish' they are nothing of the sort and havent the faintest idea about what it was like or the complexities.
The "Billy plays" by Graham Reid were indeed brilliant, but less of the anti-Americanism please. Irish Americans have every right to be proud of the immense contribution they made to the success of America. Why begrudge them a touch of nostalgia for their ancient homeland?
As an Irishmen, I regard all Irish-Americans as fellow Irish. Their pride and passion are worthy of respect, not censure. Also not knowing about the complexities of American politics has rarely stopped us blethering on about the subject in Dublin and Cork!